Setting up your AlgoBulls account

This appendix will help you set up your account with AlgoBulls (https://algobulls.com). 

The following sections are explained in this appendix:

• Registering on the AlgoBulls platform
• Logging in to the AlgoBulls website
• Fetching your AlgoBulls Developer Options token
• Setting up your broking account for real trading

Registering on the AlgoBulls platform

You can register on the AlgoBulls platform by proceeding to the official website, https://algobulls.com, and clicking on SIGNUP, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

You can register on the site in nine steps, as follows:

1. Enter your name.
2. Enter your email ID.
3. Enter your phone number. Make sure this phone number is accessible for receiving a one-time password (OTP).
4. Click on the I'm not a robot checkbox.
5. Click the Get OTP button, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

6. Wait until you receive the OTP on your phone. Enter the OTP once you receive it.
7. Enter your password.
8. Confirm your password.
9. Click the Register button, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

You are now registered on the site. Click the Go to Login button to log in to the site, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Logging in to the AlgoBulls website

You can log in to the AlgoBulls platform by proceeding to the official website, https://algobulls.com, and clicking on LOGIN, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

You can log in to the website in three steps, as follows:

1. Enter your registered phone number.
2. Enter your password.
3. Click the Login button, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Fetching your AlgoBulls Developer Options token

After you have logged in, you can fetch your Developer Options token by navigating to the Developer Options page from the sidebar—Settings | General | Developer Options | API Token. You can click on the view button (the eye icon on the right) to view and copy the application programming interface (API) token, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

For example, the API token shown in the preceding screenshot is b042fdd8b8cc996abe6773edb4c8ead28acc1c47.

Setting up your AlgoBulls account

You need to do the following to avail algorithmic trading services from the AlgoBulls platform:

• Subscribe to a Plan: The services – backtesting, paper trading and real trading – are chargeable. You need to subscribe to a plan before you can avail these services. There are free plans available to use these services for a limited duration. You can subscribe to these plans to test all the recipes in this chapter. Later, you can subscribe to paid plans to avail the services on a monthly basis.
• For real trading (Chapter 11, Algorithmic Trading – Real Trading), you need to additionally setup the following:
• Risk Management Settings: These settings help you limit your losses when dealing with real money.
• Add a Broker: You need to connect your broking account with AlgoBulls. You can choose any broker supported by AlgoBulls.

You can find step-by-step information with screenshots for setting up these details at https://help.algobulls.com/developers/. Any additional setup instructions, which may come up with time, would be available on that link. You can also contact [email protected] for any additional requirement.